Joseph wants to build a sandbox that has a perimeter of 400.8 meters. The length is 185.2 meters.
What is the width of their sandbox?
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meter(s)
To find the width of the sandbox, we need to subtract the length from the perimeter.
Perimeter = 2(length) + 2(width)
400.8 = 2(185.2) + 2(width)
400.8 = 370.4 + 2(width)
2(width) = 400.8 - 370.4
2(width) = 30.4
width = 30.4 / 2
width = 15.2 meters
To find the width of the sandbox, we can use the formula for perimeter of a rectangle:
Perimeter = 2 * (length + width)
Given that the perimeter is 400.8 meters and the length is 185.2 meters, we can substitute these values into the formula and solve for the width.
400.8 = 2 * (185.2 + width)
First, let's simplify the equation by multiplying 2 with (185.2 + width):
400.8 = 370.4 + 2 * width
Next, let's isolate the term with the width by subtracting 370.4 from both sides:
400.8 - 370.4 = 2 * width
Now, let's simplify the left side:
30.4 = 2 * width
Finally, let's solve for the width by dividing both sides by 2:
width = 30.4 / 2
width = 15.2 meters
Therefore, the width of Joseph's sandbox is 15.2 meters.